Robert McVey

American ice hockey player
Robert McVey
Personal information
Full nameRobert Patrick McVey
BornMarch 14, 1936 (1936-03-14) (age 88)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Team competition

Robert Patrick McVey (born March 14, 1936, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, bringing home the US's first Olympic Hockey Gold Medal while playing on the team's top line with Bill Cleary and Bob Cleary. He went to Harvard and then onto the Olympics after turning down a professional offer from the Boston Bruins to play for their top minor league team the Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL) in 1959.[1] He lived in Hamden, Connecticut, and now lives in Florida.

He attended Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated in the class of 1954.

References

  1. ^ "1960 was a golden moment for McVey". 25 February 2010.
  • Kevin Allen. "The First Miracle on Ice". ESPN.
  • Kevin Allen (1997). USA Hockey: A Celebration of a Great Tradition : the Official Commemorative Book. ISBN 9781572432369.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob McVey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database


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